Self-portrait, James Barry, c. 1802
paper, h 352mm × w 251mm More details
James Barry is one of the greatest printmakers of the 18th century (see his etching in the previous gallery). He was dismissed as a professor at the Royal Academy in London in 1799 on account of his political activism. This self-portrait clearly reflects the malaise the artist had to endure in the last years of his life, as well as his resolute self-consciousness and ambition.
